SEATTLE (August 11th, 2016) - The foundation is deeply concerned about the confirmation of wild poliovirus in Nigeria on what would have been the two-year anniversary with no reported cases on the continent of Africa. Polio is a terrible disease and we are saddened by the news that two children were paralyzed due to the virus.

SEATTLE (January 7, 2016) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Rob Nabors has been named Director of Policy and Government Affairs covering the U.S., Canada and Asia Pacific. He will assume his new position on January 18, 2015.